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Thrift Shops Volunteers

Thrift Shops Volunteers

So many ways to help

Housing Works depends heavily on the generosity of volunteers in the pursuit of our mission to end AIDS and homelessness. Volunteers like you started our very first thrift shop in Chelsea and continue to support us to this day in all twelve of our shops. Volunteers have allowed our shops to grow, and they now generate over $16 million each year to support the comprehensive care of our clients and advocacy efforts. By volunteering at a Housing Works Thrift shop, you are directly responsible for providing revenue support for over 2500 New Yorkers affected by homelessness and HIV/AIDS.

We are always looking for dynamic and friendly people to help provide great customer service and an outstanding thrifting experience in our shops. Volunteers can accept merchandise donations, assist customers at our fitting rooms, refill and organize our clothing racks and house wares shelves, assist to merchandise the shop, and work with staff on a wide variety of special projects. Each volunteer is trained to have knowledge of each area of the shop, and each person’s volunteer experience can be tailored to their personal skills and interests.

We also invite volunteers to assist us at our new Buy the Bag sales, located at our donations warehouse in Queens, New York. On select Saturdays each month, the warhouse opens its doors to shoppers who purchase tickets to shop directly from our donations before they arrive at our stores. We ask volunteers to help to bring the same level of great customer service to these sales and to provide an exciting shopping experience for our customers at the event.
We welcome you to become part of our thrift shop family.

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Thrift Shop Locations

Park Slope Thrift Shop

266 5th avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.636.2271

Broadway & 96th Thrift Shop

2569 Broadway between 96th & 97th streets
New York, NY 10025
212-222-3550

Hell’s Kitchen Thrift Shop

730-732 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
646-963-2665

Soho Thrift Shop

130 Crosby Street
New York, NY 10012
646-786-1200

Tribeca Thrift Shop

119 Chambers St., (btw W. Broadway & Church)
New York, NY 10007
212.732.0584

Yorkville Thrift Shop

1730 2nd Ave.
New York, NY 10128
212-722-8306

West Village Thrift Shop

245 West 10th St.
New York, NY 10014
212-352-1618

Upper East Thrift Shop

202 East 77th St.
New York, NY 10021
212-772-8461

Columbus & 74th Thrift Shop

306 Columbus Ave.
New York, NY 10023
212-579-7566

Gramercy Thrift Shop

157 East 23rd St.
New York, NY 10010
212-529-5955

Chelsea Thrift Shop

143 West 17th St.
New York, NY 10011
718-838-5050

Brooklyn Heights Thrift Shop

122 Montague Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
718-237-0521

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